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...sei ....noch nicht geklärt gewesen

English translation: Konjunktiv

16:12 May 11, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
German term or phrase: ...sei ....noch nicht geklärt gewesen
London - Die Spur führte zu Sidique Khan und Shehzad Tanweer. Allerdings sei zum damaligen Zeitpunkt ihre Identität noch nicht geklärt gewesen. Dafür hätten einfach die verfügbaren Einsatzkräfte nicht gereicht, heißt es in dem heute vorgelegten Bericht zu den Anschlägen vom Juli vergangenen Jahres.

Can somebody help explain the gramar of "Allerdings sei zum damaligen Zeitpunkt ihre Identität noch nicht geklärt gewesen"?

TIA
Jianming Sun
Local time: 16:52
English translation:Konjunktiv
Explanation:
The form of the verb is determined by the fact that the sentence reports what someone has said (indirect speech or 'reported speech') .

See source for an explantion on the use of Konjunktiv I und II in german
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjunktiv

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-05-11 16:23:35 GMT)
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in your context it refers of course to what is written in the report!
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hirselina
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Konjunktiv


Explanation:
The form of the verb is determined by the fact that the sentence reports what someone has said (indirect speech or 'reported speech') .

See source for an explantion on the use of Konjunktiv I und II in german
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjunktiv

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-05-11 16:23:35 GMT)
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in your context it refers of course to what is written in the report!

hirselina
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
3 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  klausie-hamburg
3 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Richard Benham: Yeah, there's no end of ways of translating it in English: "However, he/she/the report says/said/continued/continues/adds/added/..., the identity...", or "However, according to ..., the identity...". Whatever.
9 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Alan Parsons: spot-on! Sei could also be translated as is apparently/supposed - just to add a few on to Richard's list
13 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Rachel Ward
15 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Armorel Young: Yes, sei as the subjunctive form of ist, and subjunctive because it is reported speech, as indicated by "heißt es..."
18 hrs
  -> Danke!
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